Lath or shingle holder



(No Model.)

D.' C. vLYGNS. LATE on sHINGfLBv HOLDER.

Patented o0t.'16,'1894.

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NITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

LATH on sHlNeLE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I Application filed January 6, 1 894.

To all whom it mayconcern.-

vBe it known that I, DANIEL C. LYoNs, of Atlantic, in the county ofNorfolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lath or Shingle Holders, of which the following is adescription sufciently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevationshowing my improved holder suspended from a ceiling; and Fig. 2 an endelevation of the holder represented as suspended from the outer wall ofa building and filled with shingles.

Like letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the-differentfigures of the drawings.

My invention relates especially to a collapsible holder for supporting abundle of laths or shingles in position convenient for use by theworkman obviating the necessity of bending to the platform to reach theshingles or holding the laths braced against the body as is customary.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understoodby all conversant with'such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the holder which comprises aniron bar of suitable length centrally to which a T-'iron B, is secured.-The head -of the T-iron is arranged transversely of the body and is ofsuch thickness that it can readily be passed between laths, C, of theceiling and rotated to engage the same whereby the holder may besustained as shown in Fig. 1. The YT-iron projects slightly below thebar, A, and in its lower end a thumb-screw, D, is fitted to rotate.Mounted .to travel on said screw by one arm there is a U-shapedclamping-nut, E, the free arm, ol, of said nut being wedgeshaped toenable it to be forced under a shingle, H, after the shingle has beenattached aient N0. 527,613, dated October 16, 1894.

Serial No. 495.896. (No model.)

to the boarding, K. Pivoted to swing longitudinally of the body at eachend there is a pendent arm, f. The lower ends of said arms are .beveledat, g, and pivoted to said beveled portion to swing vertically there aresimilar beveled arms, h, the parts being so arranged that when open thebeveled joint, g, will snstain the arms, f, h, at an acute angle asshown in Fig. 2.

In the use of my improvement, by inserting the arm, d, of the clampingnut, E, under a shingle, H, and turning the screw, D, said nut is causedto 'travel outward clamping the shingle between it and the body, A, andsecurely supporting the holder in position. Said holder may be filledwith loose shingles, H, as shown in Fig. 2, in convenient position forthe workman; or, when suspended from the ceiling as shown in Fig. 1 theholder may be filled with laths which are thus held at a short distancefrom the ceiling greatly facilitating over-head work.

When not in use the arms, h, may be folded against the arms, f, and saidarms, f, swung inward onto the body arranging the holder in averycompact form.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is 1. In a lath orshingle holder,'the body, A; the pivoted arms, f, and pivoted arms, h,provided with the. stop-joinag, and mechanism for detachably securingsaid body to a support.

2. The body, A, screw, D; a clamp, E, on said screw in combination withthe pivoted arms, f, h,'arranged to operate substantially as specified.

3. |The body, A,.and the T-iron, B, secured centrally thereto incombination with the arms, f, pivoted to the ends of said body to swinglongitudinally thereof and the arms, h, pivoted to the free ends of thearms, f, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

DANIEL C. LYONS.

Witnesses:

MICHAEL H. LYoNs, PATRICK MURPHY.

